No wise man ever married; but for a fool it is the most ambrosial of all possible future states.
—Byron.
October Eighth
Now a little widow is perilously fascinating; her very littleness constitutes an element of danger, since it coaxingly compels sympathy.
—Malcolm C. Salomon.
October Ninth
“Sacred to the memory of my dearly beloved wife, Mary. Ditto Jane.”
—Epitaph.
October Tenth
It is but a shallow philosophy that underrates the married state; and he who bids you avoid matrimony because he has tried it and failed, is a fool for his pains.